PLN8

After reading the article Parent/Teacher Conferences by Karl Fisch many things came to my attention; things that matter to me personally, but also things that matter to education, and even things that matter to the entire world. Thinking on a small scale, the topics discussed in the article affect me because if the work being discussed at parent teacher conferences is mine then I should be able to get one on one feedback from my teacher, not have my parents being the middle man and telling me what the teacher said. Also, I feel that a student led conference would be extremely beneficial to me so that I could hear from the teachers perspective what I am doing wrong and what I need to improve. Looking on a larger scale, the topics in the article effect education. This is because one on one time between the student and the teacher would boost grades, improve test scores, and make kids more intelligent preparing them for challenges in later life. Looking on an even bigger scale of how the topics in the article affect the entire world there is one thing that matters. Student/teacher conferences are much more efficient than the modern day parent/teacher conferences and should replace them worldwide in order to make kids better prepared for their futures. Karl Fisch believes that parent/teacher conferences should be between the student and the teacher; these ideas matter to me, education, and even the entire world.